Your new cooktop has
gas
burners.
If
you are used
The best types of cookware to use, plus heat-up and
to cooking with induction
or
other electric surface
cool-down times, depend upon the type of burner or
units,
yOLI
will notice some differences when you use
surface unit you have.
gas
burners.
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Gas
Burners
Radiant
(Glass Ceramic)
Cooktop
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Induction
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Description
Regujw
or
s~~le~
gas
burners
usc
either LP
gas
or
natural
gas.
Electric coils
under
a
glass-
ccramic
cooktop.
High frequency
induction coils
under
a
glass
surface.
Flattened njetal–
tubing containing
electric
resistdncc
wire suspended
over
a
drip pan.
Solid cast iron
disk
sealed
to
the
cooktop
surt’ace.
The
following chart will help you to understand the
differences between
gas
burner
cooktops
and
any
other type ot’ cooktop you may have used in the past.
How it Works
Flames heat
the
puns
directly. Pan
flatness
is not critical
to
cooking results, but
pans should bc
WCI1
balanced.
GiIs
burners
hc~t
the
pan
right away and change
heat settings right
away,
When you turn the control
oil’,
cooking stops right away.
Heat travels 10
the
glass
surl’ace
and
then to the cookware, so pans must
be
tlat on
the bottom
for
good cooking results.
The
:I:ISS
cooktop stays hot enough to
continue cooking
after
it
is
turned
of’t’.
Remove
the
pan
l’rom
the surface unit
if’
you want cooking to stop.
Pans must be
made
of’
ferrous
metals
(tnctal
that attracts a magnet). Heat is
produced by a magnetic circuit between the coil
and
the pan. Heats up right
away
and
changes
heat
settings right away, I
ike
a
gas
cooktop.
Afler turning the control
ot’f”,
the
glass
cooktop is hot
from
the
heat
ot’
the
pan, but cooking stops right away.
Heats by direct contact with
the
pun
md by heating the air under
the
pan. For
best
cooking results, usc
good
quality pans. Electric coils
arc
more
forgiving of
warped pans than radiant or solid disks,
Heats up
quick\y
but does not change
heat settings as quickly as gas or induction. Electric coils stay hot enough to
continue cooking
f’or
a short time
af’tcr
they
are
turned elf.
Heats by direct contact with the
pan, so
patls
must be
Ilat
on the bottom for good
cooking results.
Heats up
tind
cools down
more
slowly than electric coils. The
disk stays hot
enough
to
continue
cooking
Ntcr it is
turned
ol’f,
Remove the pan
t’rom
the
solid
disk it’ you want the cooking to stop,
SURFACE COOKING
Lighting Instructions for Electric Ignition Models
Your surface burners are lighted by electric ignition,
surface burners in
use
when
an electrical power
eliminating the need
for
standing pilot lights with
failure occurs will continue to operate normally.
constantly burning
tlaITvss.
In case of a power failure, you can light the surface
burners on your range with a match. Hold a lighted
match to the burner, then turn the knob to the LITE
position. Use extreme caution when lighting
burners this way.
The
electrode of
the
spark igniter is exposed.
When
one
burner is turned to LITE,
all
the burners
spark. Do not attempt to disassemble or clean
around
any burner
while
another burner is on.
An electric shock may result, which could cause
yOLI
to knock over hot cookware.
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